Reading in the news - Mon 5 Dec

Expert commentary on strep outbreak:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , , ,  (and in print), , The Daily Telegraph (in print), Daily Star (in print), Western Mail (in print), , , , , , , , , , , , and others, and interviewed by Talk TV, Talk Radio, Sky News, Times Radio, LBC News, Greatest Hits Radio, BBC Radio Scotland, Heart Scotland West, Heart Scotland East, Swansea Sound Radio, Hits Radio Manchester, Signal Radio 1, and other regional stations on what strep is, how it is treated, and how it may further transmit.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) and Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) are quoted by the Daily Mail (and in print, and again), ,  (and in print), , Daily Express (in print), , , , , , , , , , , and others on how lockdown has affected children's immunity to the bacteria that causes strep, how concerning the outbreak is, and how the widespread use of antibiotics could prevent further cases.

Other Coverage:

• Henley Business School student, Paul Beville is quoted by  (and in print) and  on his experience taking part in Henley's leadership programme.
•  mentions the average salary of a Henley Business School graduate.
• Dr Cathy Manning (Psychology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Oxford about research identifying why autistic people can find supermarket environments so challenging. Read our news story.
• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the repurposing of department stores and external retail revenue. 
• Sheldon Allen (RUSU President) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on what the University is doing to help its students during the cost-of-living crisis. 
• PhD researcher Jacob Gardner (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire about a new dinosaur skeleton coming to the Natural History Museum.
• University student, Dominique Vincent was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the job opportunities available from the opening of a film studio in Berkshire.
• Dr Saeed Bagheri (Law) is quoted by  on how Iranian people are spreading the news of human rights violations through the freedom of Twitter.
• Dr Paul Jenkins (Psychology) wrote an article for  on binge eating and it is republished by , , and .
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  on the health risks that mould and damp in your home present.
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Professor Nada Kakabadse (both Henley Business School) wrote an article for The Hunt Report (in ) on how ESG measures are shaping corporate activity.
• Dr Soon Gweon (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) is mentioned by  for leading a study on mould and fungi in sinks and drains. 
• Reading Chronicle (in print) reports on the University's plans to develop one  of its buildings into a lab to be commercially used.
•  and reports on the University's funded research on the history of chocolate and how it has changed the world. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions that Air Circus played at the University yesterday.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the University's vocal ensemble.

Alumni:

•  reports on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Jakob Wegge-Larsen, as the CFO of DB Schenker.
• reports on Reading graduate, Julie Molloy's career at the National Gallery. 
• reports on a wearable infrared clothing brand founded by University graduate, Timothy Brownstone.
• reports on Reading graduate, Alex Bell's, drought-resistant garden.